mot vs wit

mot and wit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mot	Yes	No	No	No
wit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wit is a hypernym of mot; that is, wit is a word with a broader meaning than mot:

mot: a clever remark
wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

Other hypernyms of mot include humor, humour, witticism, wittiness.

mot (noun)	wit (noun)
a clever remark	mental ability
	a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
	a witty amusing person who makes jokes